New York, New York
Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Kansas City, Missouri
Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.
Edgerton, Kansas
Built in 1869, this one-room rural schoolhouse welcomes visitors to travel back to 1904 school day.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.
Washington, D.C.
This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.
Mullinville, Kansas
Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.
Eureka, Kansas
A college in rural Kansas founded to prepare the country for an impending World War III.
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.
Omaha, Nebraska
A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Hutchinson, Kansas
The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.
Washington, D.C.
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.